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Alonso: Honda has no power and no reliability
Fernando Alonso has pinned the blame for McLaren's 2017 trouble on Honda – saying its new Formula 1 engine has no power and no reliability. Amid ongoing problems for the Woking-based team, the Spaniard did not hold back on Wednesday in pointing out who shouldered the responsibility for McLaren's difficult situation. "I don't think we are too far back in terms of chassis side," he said, when asked to assess McLaren's position. "We have only one problem: that is the power unit. "There is no reliability and there is no power. We are 30km/h down on the straight, every straight. "So when you are 30km/h down on every straight it is difficult to have a feeling on the...
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